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  • Andean pastelitos: fried pastries from the Venezuelan Andes

    Andean pastelitos: fried pastries from the Venezuelan Andes

    Andean pastelitos are small Venezuelan fried pastries typical of the Andean region of the country. Their thin, crispy dough contains a generous filling of beef, rice, hard-boiled eggs, peppers, tomato, coriander and achiote, also known as annatto or onoto. Very popular in western Venezuela, especially in the states of Mérida, Táchira and Trujillo, Andean pastelitos…

  • Tunisian Mtabga: the tomato-harissa stuffed flatbread

    Tunisian Mtabga: the tomato-harissa stuffed flatbread

    Mtabga is a Tunisian stuffed flatbread, generous and spicy, prepared with a semolina-based dough and a stuffing flavored with tomato, onion, garlic, harissa, chili pepper and tabel-karouia. Associated with southern Tunisia and often the Gafsa region, it is one of those simple, nourishing street-food recipes that are deeply rooted in popular cuisine. Halfway between a…